Broadview station (Saskatchewan)

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Broadview station
CPR rail station facing North.JPG
CPR railway station in Broadview (facing north)
General information
LocationFront St. (at 6th Ave. (Hwy 605))
Broadview, Saskatchewan
Coordinates 50°22′46″N102°34′46″W / 50.3794°N 102.5794°W / 50.3794; -102.5794
Line(s) Canadian Pacific Railway
History
Opened1913
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Oakshela
toward Vancouver
Main Line Percival

Broadview station is a former railway station in Broadview, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building was constructed by Canadian Pacific Railway in 1913. The one story, brick railway station is of a Romanesque Revival style. It was built along the CP transcontinental mainline; the station also served as a division point on the railway. [1] The building was designated a historic railway station in 1992. [2]

The station building was constructed in 1897 and was located originally in Regina. In 1911, it was dismantled and moved to Broadview to make way for the new Regina Union Station. When it was rebuilt in Broadview, the original tower was deleted.

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References

  1. "Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station Front St. (at 6th Ave. (Highway 605)), Broadview, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-07.